Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection of water in cubical cavities: A numerical and experimental study

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3203-3215

  Valencia, Leonardo ^a   Pallares, Jordi ^a   Cuesta, Ildefonso ^a   Grau, Francesc Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Natural convection; Numerical simulation; Partially conducting lateral walls; Particle image velocimetry turbulent flow; Rayleigh B nard flow

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTIALLY CONDUCTING LATERAL WALLS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY TURBULENT FLOW; RAYLEIGH-BÉNARD FLOW;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34247484347     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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